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to_o be_v cure_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o horsleeche_n boil_a with_o storax_n for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o useful_a for_o man_n while_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o burn_v to_o ash_n pliny_n report_v lib._n 32._o c._n 7._o that_o horsleeche_n will_v black_a one_o hair_n if_o they_o be_v corrupt_v in_o black_a wine_n for_o sixty_o day_n other_o bid_v we_o take_v one_o fextarius_fw-la of_o leech_n and_o let_v they_o lie_v to_o corrupt_v in_o two_o sextarii_fw-la of_o vinegar_n in_o a_o leaden_a vessel_n for_o so_o many_o day_n and_o then_o to_o anoint_v with_o they_o in_o the_o sun_n sornatius_n relate_v that_o this_o medicament_n be_v of_o so_o great_a force_n that_o ulesse_a they_o hold_v oil_n in_o their_o mouth_n that_o die_v the_o hair_n it_o will_v also_o black_a their_o tooth_n meges_n write_v that_o live_v frog_n putrefy_a in_o vinegar_n will_v take_v off_o the_o hair_n but_o the_o ash_n of_o leech_n anoint_a with_o vinegar_n will_v do_v the_o same_o 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pissoceros_n beesmeat_n with_o the_o nature_n and_o use_n of_o they_o 915_o chap._n 7._o of_o drone_n and_o thief_n 917_o chap._n 8._o of_o wasp_n 921_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o hornet_n and_o the_o tenthredo_n 927_o chap._n 10._o of_o fly_n 931_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o difference_n of_o fly_n 934_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o use_n of_o fly_n 944_o chap._n 13._o of_o gnat_n 952_o chap._n 14._o of_o butterfly_n 957_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o gloworm_n 975_o chap._n 16._o of_o locust_n 981_o chap._n 17._o of_o grasshopper_n and_o cricket_n 989_o chap._n 18._o of_o moth_n call_v blattae_fw-la 997_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o buprest_n or_o burncow_n and_o cantharides_n 1000_o chap._n 20._o of_o the_o cantharides_n or_o spanish_a fly_n 1003_o chap._n 21._o of_o beetle_n 1005_o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o small_a beetle_n 1015_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o proscarabeus_fw-la or_o oil_n beetle_n and_o the_o water_n beetle_n 1016_o chap._n 24._o of_o the_o gryllotalpa_n fen_n cricket_n mole_n cricket_n 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1048_o chap._n 10._o of_o land_n scorpion_n 1049_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o name_n and_o difference_n of_o spider_n 1058_o chap._n 12._o of_o hurtful_a spider_n or_o phalangia_fw-la 1059_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o tame_a or_o house_n spider_n 1065_o chap._n 14._o of_o certain_a kind_n of_o spider_n observe_v by_o author_n 1070_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o generation_n copulation_n and_o use_v of_o spider_n 1072_o chap._n 16._o a_o commendation_n of_o ant_n wherein_o be_v describe_v their_o difference_n nature_n cunning_a and_o use_n 1074_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o cicindela_n and_o female_a melos_n and_o of_o the_o hârâet_n and_o field_n c_o ãâ¦ã_z p_o 1080_o chap._n 18._o of_o mineral_n worm_n with_o six_o feât_n 1081_o chap._n 19_o of_o worm_n in_o vegetable_n with_o six_o foot_n and_o first_o of_o worm_n in_o tree_n 1082_o chap._n 20._o of_o worm_n in_o pull_v fruit_n corn_n vine_n herb_n 1085_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o use_n of_o worm_n in_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_n and_o the_o way_n to_o destroy_v they_o 1088_o chap._n 22._o of_o worm_n in_o live_a creature_n that_o have_v six_o foot_n and_o first_o of_o louse_n in_o man_n 1090_o chap._n 23._o of_o louse_n in_o brute_n and_o plant_n 1094_o chap._n 24._o of_o hand-worm_n and_o mite_n and_o worm_n in_o live_a creature_n 1094_o chap._n 25._o of_o wiglice_n 1096_o chap._n 26._o of_o sheep_n tike_n and_o the_o like_a 1098_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o moth_n that_o devour_v clothes_n 1100_o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o flea_n 1101_o chap._n 29._o of_o the_o infect_v want_v foot_n and_o first_o of_o the_o intestine_n of_o the_o earth_n 1103_o chap._n 30._o of_o worm_n in_o live_a creature_n 1106_o chap._n 31._o of_o the_o description_n of_o worm_n in_o the_o intestine_n 1108_o chap._n 32._o of_o the_o original_n of_o worm_n in_o the_o intestine_n 1110_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o sign_n and_o cure_n of_o worm_n out_o of_o gabusinus_n 1111_o chap._n 34._o of_o worm_n breed_v without_o the_o intestine_n and_o first_o of_o eulai_n gentile_n or_o maggot_n 1122_o chap._n 35._o of_o nit_n 1123_o chap._n 36._o of_o aureliae_n and_o teredo_n without_o foot_n ibid._n chap._n 37._o of_o water_n infect_v without_o foot_n and_o first_o of_o squilla_n or_o shrimp_n 1124_o chap._n 38._o of_o the_o locust_n scorpion_n effet_fw-fr grasshopper_n hornet_n fork_a claw_n lizard_n corculum_n and_o louse_n all_o water_n infect_v 1125_o chap._n 39_o of_o the_o flea_n or_o sow_n and_o scolopendra_n of_o the_o sea_n 1127_o chap._n 40._o of_o water_n infect_v without_o foot_n and_o first_o oripe_n ibid._n chap._n 41._o of_o the_o horseleech_n 1128_o chap._n 42._o of_o water_n worm_n 1130_o the_o end_n a_o physical_a index_n contain_v plentiful_a remedy_n for_o all_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n draw_v from_o the_o several_a creature_n contain_v in_o this_o second_o volume_n a._n ague_n 911._o 1006._o 1008._o 1012._o 1072._o 17â_n 1079_o 1088._o 1098._o 1104._o ague_n quartan_n 925._o 996._o albugo_o of_o the_o eye_n 1072._o alopecia_n 911._o 945._o ambrosia_n 911._o alkerme_n 1088._o antidote_n 945._o anthony_n fire_n 996._o alcure_n 1049._o abortion_n 1012._o arnoldus_fw-la plaster_n 1105._o asthma_n 1000_o 1048._o ascaride_n breed_v only_o in_o the_o longanum_fw-la 1109._o 1110._o attenuate_v mean_n 1048._o b._n barrenness_n cause_v 980._o 1080._o 1104._o 1108._o baldness_n cure_v 906._o 945._o bees_n stinging_n 907._o belly_n to_o stop_v or_o purge_v 1072._o 1073._o belly_n gripe_v 906._o belly-worm_n cure_v 1104._o belly_n loose_a 912._o 914._o bladder_n hurt_n 1004._o bladder_n stop_v 906._o bladder-worm_n 1108._o bleer-eye_n 945._o bird_n cure_v 1073._o 1088._o blood_n piss_v 1004._o blood_n clot_v 1104._o bloudy-flix_a 906._o blood_n to_o stop_v 1073._o boil_n 1017._o body_n to_o cool_v 914._o bones_o break_a 1104._o breath_n short_a 912._o 1000_o breast_n pain_n 1098_o botch_n 1000_o 1004._o broad_a worm_n 1109._o butterfly_n use_v 974._o 975._o brain_n worm_n 1107._o buprestis_fw-la remedy_n 1002._o birth_n restrain_v 1105._o birth_n draw_v forth_o 1105._o breast_n hard_a 1105._o breast_n inflame_v ibid._n c._n cachexia_n 913._o catarrh_n 1004._o cattle_n to_o make_v to_o stale_a 946._o cancrous_a sore_n 1003._o 1049._o cantharias_n what_o it_o be_v 1012._o carbuncle_n 906._o 1017._o cautery_n 1004._o clyster_n 912._o cold_a water_n drink_v 912._o chap_n 1017._o cleft_n of_o hand_n and_o foot_n 1105._o colic_n 912_o 1098._o 1107._o convulsion_n 1012._o 1023._o corrosive_n 911._o corn_n 1003._o cough_n 917._o 1108._o consumption_n 1049._o cantharides_n remedy_n 1004._o 1005._o child_n disease_n 1006._o 1012_o 1088._o childbirth_n 1088._o cochineal_n ibid._n cramp_n 1049._o creep_v sore_n 1088._o conception_n hinder_v 1107._o canker_n cure_v 1088._o corallina_n good_a against_o worm_n 1117._o corruption_n hinder_v 1073._o chap_n disease_n 1049._o d._n damask_n bird-lime_n 1118._o deafness_n 945._o 1023._o 1080._o 1049._o 1105._o dead_a sleep_n 1022._o depilatory_a 1100._o dislocation_n 912._o diabete_a 1098._o 1104._o diaphoretic_n 912._o diarrhea_n 1104._o diuretic_n 912._o debility_n 1088._o dry_n without_o pain_n ibid._n dropsy_n 906._o 913._o 1004._o 1017._o 1080._o 1104._o dog_n tongue_n worm_n 1108._o drink_a to_o make_v 1099._o dysentery_n 912._o 915._o 1073._o 1088._o dog_n mad_a their_o bite_v hinder_v 1108._o dysuria_n 1080._o 1093._o 1048._o discuss_v remedy_n 1048._o e._n ear_n ulcer_n 911._o 996._o ear_n mattery_a 1105._o ear_n sore_n 915._o ear_n worm_n 1107._o ear_n noise_n and_o inflammation_n 911._o 996._o ear_n pain_n 999._o 1000_o 1012._o 126._o 1072._o 1079._o 1098._o 1104._o 1049._o epilepsy_n 913._o erection_n cause_v 1004._o eyelid_n corn_n 915._o 945._o eyelid_n cuâe_v 1017._o eye_n rheum_n 911._o 945._o 1088._o eye_n cure_v 1072._o 1073._o 1080._o 1088._o 1093._o 1048._o eye_n suffusion_n 1088._o eye_n spot_n 911._o 945._o eye_n white_a spot_n cure_v 1047._o eye_n swell_v 1017._o eye_n disease_n 1049._o 1053._o expectorate_v 914._o
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